Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-08-09
Local Miscellany.

The little foundling adoped by Mrs.
Fountaine jenkins died last Satur-
day.
The United Brethren of Martins
burg will picnic at Island Park August
31st.
Mr.. f. l.. Beller has erected neat
stoop in front of the dwelling of Mr..
S. S. Dalgarn.
The Charlestown Colored Band
went on an excursion to Williams
Grove, Pa, last week.
A large number of persons attend
ed the Southern Methodist Camp near
Vaudeville, last Sunday.
~ The Sunday School of Zion (Epis-
copaD Church of this place will pic
mic at Island Park August 10th.
Mr.. Jno. w. Russell has contracted
to tin-roof the NJ. 2. Church at Mid
dleway, and portion of the Flowing
Spring Mill.
Street Commissioner Young has had
force of hands engaged for several
days past in cleaning up the streets,
opening cutters, &C.
Rev. Father Wilson, of Harper's
Ferry, accompanied a pleasant ex-
cursion party of young ladies to
Charlestown yesterday.
The weather on Sunday and yester-
day proved welcome let-up from
the fcarfully hot weather which had
prevailed so necessarily for weeks
previous.
Capt. w. II. Kablc has favored US
with copy of the handsome catalogue
OF tile Staunton Male Academy, of
which he is the worthy and efficient
principal.
Mr.. John Mcknight is getting out
material for five houscs-one for Hon.
Jas. II. Grove, one for I. NJ. Black
hurn, of Harpcr's Ferry, and three
in New York City.
Mrs. Julia Flood, housckeeper for
Rev. Father Wilson, at Harpcr's Fer
ry, was found dead in her bed last
Tuesday morning-supposcd to have
died of heart disease.
Mr.. Chas. W. Smith has left at our
Office a curiosity in the shape of
Ntaf cfal Of
upon the same root, produced from
his garden in this place.
Mr. r. L. Daily shot on the Shen-
andoah river, near Bloomery, crane
which measured feet inches from
"beak TO toes, and feet 10 inches
from, tip to tip of wings.
Hon. VIM. L. Wilson, Executor of
: the late Geo. w. SPOTS, has sold the
house and lot occupied by Mr.. S. G.
Young, on Liberty street, to Mr.. D.
A. Phillips, for $1,000 cash.
The Sunday School of the NJ. L.
Church South, of this place, will picnic
at Island Park on Friday, August
18th. All friends of the school are
cordially invited to join the excursion.
The corporate authorities have
laid l5-inch terra Gotta pipe across
South Samuel street to convey the
stagnant water from the pool in the
lot north of the residence of Judge
Green-it being deemed prejudicial
to the health of residents of that local
ity to allow it to remain as heretofore.
Mr.. w. w. Wentzell, the we'll
known and popular Harper's Ferry
cigar manufacturer, was in Charles
town last Thursday. He is still do
ing 4 good business, and informs us
that he is now shipping large lots of
cigars to far-off Wisconsin-an evil
dence that they are appreciated not
only at home, but also abroad as well.
Judge Bcckwith began special
term of the jefferson Circuit Court
last Friday. Motions for new trials
in the cases of McAbee VS.. The B. &
o. r. r., and Bcall VS.. Hannah, made
at the May term of Court, were over
ruled. Joseph Trapnell, Esq, was
elected Special Judge, to try causes
in which Judge Beckwith is Interested.
The Cornerstone of the new Meth
odist Protestant Church, at Middle
way, will he laid on Saturday, August
18th, at - NJ, by Triluminar Lodge,
No. III, A., +. & a. NJ. Revs. G.
S. Arnctt, of Washington, d. c., and
S. J. Smith, of Alexandria, Va, will
deliver addresses, and dinner will be
served by the ladies Of the church.
The public generally invited.
Miss Minnie Evan, who has been
.cultivating her voice and studying
dramatic action in Paris for the past
two years, has returned home on a
short vacation, and is with her pa
rents on 18th street. Washington
City. She will 60 back to Europe
the last of August, and expects to
make her operate debut in the fall in